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TIL Rearward-facing airplane seats would be safer than forward-facing seats because the forces during a crash would be distributed over the entire seat back rather than a single lap belt. They’re not used, however, due to passenger comfort and the increase in costs.

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6k9Z TIL there are over 10 parasites that control their hosts minds, and the flu is considered one on humans as evidence was found that influenza virus makes people more sociable
D18xj TIL The real-life inspiration for "Pussy Galore," the leather-clad pilot in the James Bond Film "Goldfinger" was "Joe" Carstairs, an eccentric cross-dressing millionaire lesbian.
Ag7l TIL that “Fugu”, the Japanese delicacy made from the blowfish, is 200 times more poisonous than cyanide, chefs require a license to cut and serve Fugu, and there have been 23 reported fatalities in Japan since 2000 from eating poorly cut Fugu.
KOY6Q “Nitrous oxide — laughing gas — may very quickly improve depression in these patients,” said Nagele. “The gas has very few side effects because it leaves the body very quickly once people stop breathing it. However, it appears from our previous research that the antidepressant effects of nitrous oxide may linger in the brain long after the drug is out of the body.”
gMde7 TIL tooth enamel is harder than steel. It's composed of mineralised calcium phosphate, which is the single hardest substance any living being can produce. Your tooth enamel is harder than a lobster's shell or a rhino's horn.